Cholesterol - LDL

Overview of Cholesterol - LDL

Test Description

You should get a LDL cholesterol done as a part of regular examination with cholesterol test or lipid profile at least once every five years if you are above 40 years of age; or at regular intervals when you have risk factors for heart disease like smoking, high blood pressure, family history, diabetes mellitus are present, and/or to monitor effectiveness of treatment with drugs like statins.

Why Get Tested

As a part of lipid profile along with cholesterol, triglycerides and HDL

As a part of routine health check up

If you are already a diagnosed case of heart disease

If you have risk factors for heart disease like cigarette smoking, hypertension, diabetes mellitus or a family history of heart disease

Ideally, adolts shoold get this test done for screening purposes once every five years even if they don't have any risk factors

If you are taking lipid lowering medicines

Precautions

No special preparation required

What Results of Cholesterol - LDL mean?

Interpretations

If the LDL cholesterol level is less than 100 mg/dL - Optimal

If it is between 100-129 mg/dL — Near optimal, above optimal

Levels between 130-159 mg/dL — Borderline high

Level between 160-189 mg/dL — High

Greater than 189 mg/dL— Very high

Low levels of LDL cholesterol are not generally a concern and not monitored

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